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French Terror Suspect's Wife Crossed Into Syria From Turkey - Turkish Foreign Minister
The spouse of one of the suspected Paris attackers had crossed into Syria from Turkey the day before her husband held hostages at a Jewish supermarket in the French capital last week, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.
Turkey's top religious affairs: National lottery haram, gift draws halal
Turkey?s Directorate General for Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has announced that accepting prizes won through gift draws is acceptable in Islam, though it has repeatedly stated that the lottery classifies as gambling and is against Islam.
German intel chief urges Turkey to prevent extremist travel
Germany's domestic intelligence chief on Jan.12 urged Turkey to do more to prevent extremists crossing into Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terrorist organizations.
Turkish president vows to preserve historical artifacts
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an pledged his support to the preservation of historical artifacts on Jan. 12, vowing to closely follow their restoration and revival both at home and abroad.
The president's remarks came during an opening ceremony for the newly-restored sections of the Topkap? Palace Museum in Istanbul.
Bulgarian Customs Seize 11 kg Heroin at Border with Turkey
Heroin worth over BGN 1M (EUR 500,000) has been seized in a truck at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint at the border with Turkey, Bulgaria's customs office said on Monday.
The drug weighing 11.2 kg was hidden in the cabin of a Bulgarian-registered truck carrying particleboard panels from Turkey to Bulgaria, the National Customs Agency said in a statement.
Turkish foundation head faces lawsuit after suggesting six-year-old children could marry
The head of a conservative foundation in Turkey has stirred outrage after suggesting that children as young as six-years-old could marry other children or adults, with a number of NGOs and opposition lawmakers preparing to file a complaint for his remarks.
Bulgaria Vice President: Army Should Guard Border alongside Police
The army should help the Interior Ministry to patrol along the Bulgaria-Turkey border by deploying troops there, Bulgarian Vice-President Margarita Popova has said.
Popova has thus joined the debate on further measures to step up security at the border with Turkey in the face of a prospective flow of asylum seekers coming from the south-east.
All my family, my party wiretapped: Turkey's main opposition CHP leader
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party has claimed that all his family members and party officials are being eavesdropped on, without specifying who is responsible.
Turkey says it has helped Hamas become 'mainstream'
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has strongly defended Turkey's relationship with Hamas, suggesting that this relationship has actually helped make the militant Palestinian group "mainstream."
Turkey says it helped Hamas become 'mainstream'
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has strongly defended Turkey's relationship with Hamas, suggesting that this relationship has actually helped make the militant Palestinian group "mainstream."
Turkey's interior minister chides Murdoch for 'ignorance of Islam'
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch?s tweet holding all Muslims responsible for the massacre at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is ?great injustice and ignorance,? Turkey?s interior minister has said.
Turkey's 2014 growth to be around 3 pct, says Finance Minister
Turkey?s economic growth in 2014 is expected to be around 3 percent, Finance Minister Mehmet ?im?ek has predicted, below an official target of 3.3 percent in the country?s medium-term program.
Signatures on engineer assessment of Turkey's first nuclear plant forged: Report
The signatures of two nuclear engineers who prepared the environmental impact assessment report (ÇED) for Turkey?s prospective nuclear plant in Akkuyu were forged, ahead of the final approval of the mandatory document to allow the facility?s construction, daily BirGün reported Jan. 12.
The plant is scheduled to be built in the southeastern Mediterranean district of Akkuyu.
Naz?m Hikmet to be remembered
On the occasion of his 113rd birthday, legendary Turkish poet Naz?m Hikmet will be commemorated with a series of events in Istanbul.
Erdo?an 'makes his own fashion,' Turkey's semi-official agency says
Better known by his day job of running the country as president of the Turkish Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has found a new pursuit to draw some of his time: Making his own fashion.
Turkey?s semi-official news agency went the extra mile by interviewing a fashion designer and three top-level managers of Turkish fashion brands about Erdo?an?s new sartorial departure.